bad luck
idiom
—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed
"I didn't get the job." "Bad luck!"
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Things start well, but then there’s a stroke of bad luck.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Outfielder Samuel Zavala, 20, posted high walk and strikeout rates in Single-A. Though his .234 batting average on balls in play suggested inordinate bad luck, Zavala batted .187 and MLB.com dropped him from Chicago’s Top 30 prospects.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
With their roster in shambles and their season spiraling, the Mavericks appear to be dealing with a string of bad luck that just won't end.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
All of Power’s bad luck was in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet on the 14-turn, 1.8-mile temporary street course in St. Petersburg.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Outfielder Samuel Zavala, 20, posted high walk and strikeout rates in Single-A. Though his .234 batting average on balls in play suggested inordinate bad luck, Zavala batted .187 and MLB.com dropped him from Chicago’s Top 30 prospects.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
With their roster in shambles and their season spiraling, the Mavericks appear to be dealing with a string of bad luck that just won't end.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
All of Power’s bad luck was in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet on the 14-turn, 1.8-mile temporary street course in St. Petersburg.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad luck
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“Bad luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20luck. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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